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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1879
Page
1
Editorial Notes on Army Bills and Policy Debates
Gen Grant writes from Europe to Gen Babcock lamenting army unrest and backing Sheridan on army reorganization. The Postmaster General appoints many women as postmistresses due to diligence and reliability. Rev Pentecost stages prayer disputes in Chicago showing westward tolerance. Chief Joseph meets the President. he praises the St Louis bridge over the Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gen. Grant
Europe
Gen. Babcock
Sheridan
Mr. Pentecost
Boston
Chicago
Farwell Hall
Joseph
Father
Washington
East
Tepee
Capitol
Mississippi
St. Louis
State Temperance Alliance
Des Moines
Pinkham
Alliance
H. W. Maxwell
James Wright
Major Andre Will and Last Testimony Disclosed
The New York Sun reports on the 1777 will of Major John Andre filed in New York records. Executors named include Mary Louisa Andre and several Andre siblings with legacies of 50 to 700 pounds, plus conditions on yearly sums to the mother and oversight by Walter Ewer Jr. The document notes currency as sterling and lists witnesses Cary LupLow and William Seaton confirming handwriting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eee
Suterase
New York Sun
Major Andre
Mary Louisa Andre
David Andre
Andrew Girardot
John Lewis Andre
Mary Hannah Andre
Ann Marguerite Andre
Louisa Katherine Andre
William Lewis Andre
Walter Ewer, Jr
Dyer’s Court
Aldermanbury
John Ewer, Jr
Lincoln's Inn
Peter Boissier
Staten Island
N. York
N. America
Joan Andre
N. B
Great Britain
New York
Cary Odlow
Henry White
Illiam Seaton
Vince
Esquires
John Andre
Twenty-sixth Regiment of
Ivy
Arrears Pension Bill Signed Amid Narrow Bankrupt News
The late news notes the President signing arrears of pension legislation. It reports multiple incidents including fires at Warwick and Quincy, bank suspensions in Granville and Needham, and various political appointments and elections across states. National totals show railroad earnings shifts and local disasters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank
Granville
Ohio
Dr. Linderman
Mint
Philadelphia
Needham Savings Bank
Boston
Jasper & Co
Quincy
Bismarck
Reichstag
Use of lime and farm notes from a periodical essay
The article advocates lime use in rich soil with manure and explains proper stable ventilation to improve animal health. It also reports on fowl remedies, milk digestion tips, crime brief notes, and a farmer friendly view of returning to agriculture as a stable livelihood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caldwell
New York Tribune
France
Germany
Iowa Education Buoyant in Biennial Superintendent Report
Advance sheets of the Superintendent's Biennial Report show Iowa's education system with 1 119 district townships 3 117 independent districts 7 266 sub districts and 10 218 ungraded schools. Enrollments reach 428 362 with 294 714 boys and 766 girls aged 5 to 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Come of Cevonants
Normal Institute
Rappy Praises Cures Beside False Health Claims
A fragmentary note warns against remedies offered by self styled healers and doctors who promise universal cures. It argues that many so called cures do more harm than good and urges reliance on nature driven remedies and cautious judgment.
Remedy for stiff portraits by clockface gaze device
A periodical suggests easing sitter strain in photography by using a clock dial circle fixed to a post. Eye movement follows the dial from XII to I, II, III to reduce fatigue. For children a revolving disc with images may aid concentration while photographers excel in their craft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Burgard
L.L
Japaneee Farms Average About One Acre Each in
A fragment cites Japanese farms averaging about one acre per holding. Details on location ownership changes or dates are missing, leaving only the general acreage estimate.
Zulu King Refuses British Demands and Mobilizes Forces
Reports say King Zulu rejects all British demands and has gathered thousands at the border as General Chelmsford's forces advance from Capetown. Reinforcements have arrived, with January 1 deadline set for submission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Africa
Zulu
Chelmsford
Capetown
Carrying Out His Contract A Small Boy Wins Compensation
A Boston dry goods firm hires a youth on a year long contract for $100 and training. He performs porter work but learns the business and asks if his time was fairly spent. He accuses the firm of breaking its promise to teach him and asks for $200 extra, then becomes a salesman on salary as the firm concedes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Elizabeth A Long
N. J. Pewers
Supreme Court
Boston Transcript
Boston
Celery Sauce and Handling Frozen Trees Guidance
Instructions describe washing celery heads, stewing in broth with cream and butter to create sauce, and using leaves to flavor soup. It also advises thawing frozen trees in a cool frost-free cellar before planting or planting in a trench, noting timing for changes in style.
The Pulse as Health Index in Human Life
A fragment discusses the pulse as an index of health noting a normal rate of about seventy per minute and a typical lifespan near seventy years. It explains that rum, drink, or excitement accelerates the pulse and can shorten life to around forty or forty-five years, illustrating how increased pulsations reduce life expectancy.
Job Printing Department Promises Fair Rates
The office announces its Job Printing department is equipped with modern type and materials and will complete orders with care and speed. It claims to offer quality work at competitive prices in the state. Legal blanks plus bills heads letters heads books pamphlets posters auction bills cards and more are kept in stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town State Horticultural Society
Marshalltown
Sweden
China
Japan
State Agricultural College
Russia
Paris
Republique Francaise
Duluare
Gambetta
Rouen
Chamber of Deputies
Lanterne
Paul Moren
Hbeling
Lille
Eight years later a bank clerk returns to New York in disgrace
An embittered former bank clerk who betrayed a bank's trust recounts eight years as a fugitive. He wandered through Canada England and Paris, working as snow shoveler cook and laborer, then sails back to Quebec hungry and friendless to seek exile and perhaps death in New York. What a lesson for young men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Canada
England
London
Paris
Allan Line
Quebec
Lissia
North Carolina Tiger Report From Pender County
A Wilmington Sun note from a Pender County planter describes two farm hands named John Pauls and Jules Pickett who killed a strange creature on New Year’s Day. The animal resembled a young tiger and was found by houndsmen near a forest, with locals claiming it to be a genuine tiger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Pender County
John Pauls
Jules Pickett
Wilmington
Lunatics and Tears: A Curious Observation on Madness
A historic discussion notes the absence of tears among the insane across moods from melancholy to mania. It suggests tears only return with returning reason and argues crying offers emotional relief that madness denies. The piece treats tears as a privilege of sane emotion amid asylum misery.
Escalloped Potatoes From Boiled Mash With Butter
The recipe describes boiling potatoes until tender, forcing them through a colander, adding butter and milk, then spooning the mash into scallop shells or a dish. Smooth the top, dot with melted butter, bread crumbs, and bake until browned on top then brown the reverse side, with the dish buttered.
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Judiciary Committee
Senate
Christiancy
Supreme Court of the United States
Contien
Spencer
Glenwood
O’ Brien County
Primghar
Sheldon
Sanborn
John G. Long
Fremont County
United States Treasury
Northern Iowa Butter and Egg Association
Manchester Reb
Thomas Sissons
Monona County
Wm. G. Thompson
Cedar Rapids
Supreme Court of
Idaho
Charles E. Killmer
Council Bluffs
Miles McNally
Emmetsburg
Johnnie O'Neill
Clinton
Redfield & Co
Oxford
Johnson County
Wagner
Dubuque
Anamosa
Samuel Greene
Colorado
George Forest
Syracuse
N. Y
America
Miles
Jackson County
Monroe Temple
United Order of Ancient Templars
Mike Gannon
Thomas A. Darland
Agricola
Mah
Hampton & Boling
Winterset
George Davenport
Center Point
Linn County
Late Horticultural Society
Atlantic
Alex. Bliedung
Guttenburg
Clayton County
Council Bluffs Poultry and Pet Stock Association
Kansas
Newton D. Arnold
Mediapolis
F. M. Mills
Singapore
India
5. M. Inves
Boone
A. 8. Carringer
8. M. Iyes
Andre
Cary LupLow
Warwick
Damuxry
Matt H. Carpenter
United States
Wisconsin
T. O. Howe
Arkansas
J. D. Walker
Washington County
Gov
Hartranft
The
National Guard of
Pennsylvania
Armour & Co
Union Stockyards
National Marine Bank
Oswego, N. Y
Ilinois Central Railroad
Judson Bank
Ogdensburg
Scranton
Irving Mills
St. Paul
Minn
Lochman
Milton
R. L. T. Beal
Douglass
Virginia
J. D. McLeod
Covington
Mertville
Maine
John McFarland
Rowell
Morris
Charleston
West Va
Cincinnati
Lockport
Texas
Central Railroad
Tarrytown
Byron Wright
David Jones
Gun Powder Water Works
Baltimore
Bolier
Turkey City
Clarion County
Woodbury
Lowell
Deadwood
Jao
Deadwood Gulch
Meridian
Miss
Alexander
Gamblin
Dayton & Michigan Railroad Company
Toledo
Missouri State Lunatic Asylum
St. Joseph
Court House
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pittsburg
Erie
Taggart
Farrier Brown
Nelson
3D Cavalry
Ambrose
Woman's Dress
Wessell
Mr. Hyde
Wessells
Brown
Debloise
Buck
Wescells
Reed
Fort Leavenworth
Hants
Co. H
Red Cloud Agency
Wessels
Fort Robinson
Berlin
Australasia
New Caledonia
the Orient
Austria
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Novi Bazar
St. Petersburg
Berlin National Zeitung
Turkey
Asia
Golos
Afghanistan
Moscow
Spain
Madrid
Barcelona
Venice
Castellar
Sagarto
London Post
Cyprus
Supreme Court of Indiana
Wm. E. Merrick
Indianapolis
Fort McKinney
Wyoming
Ringer
Ninth Infantry
John C. Johnson
Peoria
Wm T. Withers
B. J. Tracy
Lexington
New London
Conn
Charlies H. Cobb
Solomon Johnson
Robinson’s Creek
Pike County
James Bentley
Bentley
Raral San
St Louis Repo
Missouri
Beut
Brown & Sloan
West Washington Street
Newcomer
Kore
Reggie
Education In
Calcutta
Axus
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